Hexagram 11 of 64
Peace
泰 (Tài)
Pervading (tài) — heaven and earth flowing into harmony
HarmonyAs shown in classical I Ching texts
Composition
Upper Trigram
Receptive, yielding, nurturing — the power that receives and completes
Outer situation / environment
Lower Trigram
Creative, initiating, strong — the power that begins things
Inner situation / your state
Interaction
Earth above Heaven — ground meeting sky. The outer energy of earth shapes the inner disposition of heaven.
Meaning
Heaven and earth in communion — the small departs, the great approaches. A time of flourishing.
Classical Judgment
“Peace. The small departs, the great approaches. Good fortune. Success.”
The classical judgment is the original oracle text — the answer the I Ching gives when this hexagram appears.
The Image
Heaven and earth unite. The ruler divides and completes the course of heaven and earth.
The Image is a nature scene associated with this hexagram — a symbolic picture that distils its essence. In classic texts, meditating on the Image was considered the proper way to absorb the hexagram's teaching.
Nuclear Hexagram
Lines 2–5 of this hexagram form an inner hexagram called the nuclear hexagram. It reveals the hidden seed or underlying dynamic within the situation — what lies at the core beneath the surface.
#54 — Hidden within
The Marrying Maiden
歸妹 (Guī Mèi) · Transition
In a Reading
When hexagram 11 appears in your reading, the I Ching is drawing your attention to the quality of harmony. Sit with the Image — “Heaven and earth unite” — and consider how this pattern is playing out in your current situation. The Judgment offers the oracle’s direct guidance on how to move with this energy rather than against it.
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